Track-fastener.



' yPTENTED AUG. 23, 1904. 0. H. TIBBBTTS; I TRAGK PASTENER.

N No. 763,410.

vPatented August 23, 1904.

` PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. TIBBETTS, OFfNEVVCASTLE, COLORADO TRAcK-fFAs'i'ENER.

sf'EcIFIcATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,410, dated August 23, 1904.

I vApplication filed December 14, 1903. Serial No. 185,116. (No model-i 'To all whom it may omm/aim,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H.-'1`iBBE'rfrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newcastle, in the county of Garfield and State of Colorado, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Track-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to track-'fasteners, and has for its object to facilitate the fastening of rails to the ties', to permit ofl a suitable vertical play' of the rail without drawing or loosening the spikes, and at the same time to' obviate spreading or lateral displacement of the rails.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement Vof parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion,

size, and minor details Vmay be made within the scope of the claims without departing, from the spirit or sacricing any of the ad vantages 'of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of portions of a tie and a rail with the device of the present invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar viewon the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. L1 is a detailperspective view of one of the chair members. 1 Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view'of one of the brace members.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in each and every figure of the drawings.

For an adequate understanding of the present invention I have shown a portion of an ordinary tie 1, with the usual form of rail 2 supported thereon.

In carrying out the invention I employ a rail-chair made up of parallel, separate, and dupli'catemembers' 3, each of which lies transversely beneath the rail with one end projected at a suitable distance beyond the base or flange of the rail` and provided with a pair of perforations 4 for the reception of any common or ordinary form of spikes 5, while the opposite end of the member is free from Vdate for-'the slight rise and fall of the rail.

the tie and formed into a hook 6 to embrace the opposite edge of the base orflange of the rail. As clearly indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be noted that the chair members are reversely arranged, so that the hook of one member may engage one edge of the base of the rail, while the hook of the other member engages the opposite edge of the base. In view of the fact that each'of the chair members is fastened at one end only to the' tie and is made of resilient material the rail may rise and fall without loosening the fastenings 5, thereby reducingl noise and vibration, prolonging the durability of the rail, track, and rolling-stock, and rendering travel on railways more agreeable than where the rails are rigidly secured to the ties.

To eifectually guard against spreading and lateral displacement of the rails-both inwardly and outwardly, I employbrace members 7, disposed at opposite side`s of the tie. Each of these braces is inithe form of a bar to lie transversely beneath the rail-with one end formed into a hook 8 to embrace one edge of the base of the rail and its opposite end portion inclined downwardly and projected at the opposite side of the rail, where it is flattened and provided with a terminal perforation 9 and a transverse slot 10 at the inner side of the perforation. The lower flat terminal of the brace is applied directly against the adjacent side of the tie, to which it is connected by means of a fasten'ing 11, passed through the opening 9 and driven into the tie. This fastening 11 also forms a pivot upon which the brace is adapted to swing in a vertical plane, so as to accommK spike or other suitable fastening 12 is driven through the slot 10 and into the tie to form an additional fastening for the brace and at the same time to permit of the necessary pivotalmovement'thereof. By referenceto Fig. 1 of the drawingsit will be seen that' the braces 7 are reversely arranged-*that is to say, with V the hooks thereof embracing opposite edges IOO applied Without altering or changing the rails and ties in any manner Whatsoever and While permitting of the necessary vertical play of the rail effectually obviates lateral displacement thereof. f

Having thus described the invention, What is clairned` and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. A rail-fastener embodying in combination a pair of reversely-disposed resilient chair members, one end of each member being formed for connection With a tie and the opposite end having a hook to embrace one edge of the base of a rail, Whereby the rail is free to play vertically, and a pair of reversely-disposed braces, one end of each brace having a hook to embrace one edge of the base of a rail and the opposite end of the brace being formed for pivotal connection With one upright side of a tie.

2. The combination With a tie and a rail thereon, of a pair of resilient chair members Which are reversely arranged, one end of each member being fastened to the top of the tie and its opposite end 'formed into` a hook engaging the opposite edge of the base of the rail, and a pair of reversely-disposed braces, each brace having one end pivoted to the adjacent upright side of the tie With its other end provided With a hook embracing the opposite edge of the base of the rail.

3. A rail-fastener embodying in combination a pair of reversely-disposed substantially parallel chair members, respective opposite ends of Which are provided With perforations for the reception of fastenings and the other respective ends being formed into hooks to embrace the respective opposite edges of the base of a rail, and a pair of reversely-disposed braces for application to opposite upright sidcs of a tie, respective opposite, ends of the braces having terminal perforations for the reception of pivot-fastcnings and transverse slots disposedinwardly from the perforations, and the other opposite ends being formed into hooks to embracc opposite edges of the base of a rail.

LL. A rail-fastener embodying in combination a pair of reversely-disposed chair members, one end of each member being formed for connection With a tie and its opposite end having a hook to embrace one edge of the baso of a rail and is capable of vertical play upon the connection of the member With the tie as a center, and a pair of reversely-disposcd braees, one end of each brace having` a hook to embrace one edge of the base of a rail and the opposite end of the brace being` provided with means for pivotal connection with one upright side of a tie.

5. The combination with a tie and a rail thereon, of a pair of chair members which are reversely arranged, one end of each member being secured to the top of the tie and its opposite end engaged with the opposite edge of the base of the rail and capableI of vertical play With the rail upon the con nection between the chair member and the tie as a center, and a pair of reversely-disposed braces, each brace having one end pivoted to the adjacent n pri ght side of the tie and its opposite end connected to the rail so as to rise and fall with the rail.

CHARLES H. TIBBETilfS.

In presence of- C. WV. DARnow, AUs'rIN GAVIN. 

